The information communications technology based I-City township, to be developed by…
The information communications technology based I-City township, to be developed by I-Berhad in Shah Alam, Selangor has been declared a tourist destination in Malaysia through the joint efforts taken by the company and the Ministry of Tourism.
Director of I-Bhd, Mat Hassan Esa, said that as part of the joint efforts, the company would be participating in overseas missions to be organised by the Ministry to promote Malaysia outside the country.
Our target is to attract the high-end market from the west and through this cooperation, we hope that I-City would become an attraction for foreign tourists to come to the country, he told reporters during a ceremony held here, Friday for the declaration of tourist status for the ICT township.
At the function, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also presented the certificate of acknowledgment to Mat Hassan.
The RM1.5 billion I-City, expected to be developed under three phases, is expected to attract 12 million visitors annually.
The entire development of I-City meanwhile, which covers 29 hectares of land, is expected to take 10 years and have the capacity to attract 30 million tourists annually.
Featuring among others, three blocks of condominiums, office blocks and a shopping centre, the township would be built under supervision by famous American architect, Jon Jerde.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid said the I-City was expected to help bring in more western tourists into the country. Currently tourists from Asian countries make up 65 percent of foreign tourists coming into the country.
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